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Sprint in talks to take control of Clearwire without an
acquisition
(Credit:CNET/Marguerite Reardon)Sprint Nextel may soon gain control
of wireless broadband provider Clearwire without an acquisition,
clearing up a stumbling block to
swtor power leveling Softbank's $20 billion acquisition of
Sprint.Sprint is Clearwire's largest customer and its largest
shareholder with an 84 percent stake, but the No. 3 U.S. wireless
carrier doesn't have control of Clearwire's board. To take control
of the company, the No. 3 U.S. wireless carrier is negotiating
agreements with other investors that will allow it to appoint a
majority of directors to Clearwire's board without a making a
formal acquisition, people familiar with the matter tell The Wall
Street Journal. Financial terms of the agreements were not
revealed. CNET has contacted Sprint for comment and will update
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starting November 11Under a deal announced Monday, Softbank plans
to spend $20.1 billion to take control of the struggling U.S.
carrier. Leading up to the announcement of the deal, there were
various reports that Clearwire was a sticking point in the merger
talks, and that SoftBank wanted Sprint to acquire
Clearwire.Clearwire, which provides 4G services to carriers and
consumers in select markets, controls wireless spectrum reportedly
deemed valuable to Softbank. However, with Sprint already involved
in a complicated transaction expected to take several months to get
completed, the assumption was the company wouldn't further tangle
itself up with another deal.
Sprint in talks to take control of Clearwire without an acquisition